Here, we report genome-wide data analyses from 110 ancient Near Eastern individuals
spanning the Late Neolithic to Late Bronze Age, a period characterized by intense …

The intensification of fieldwork in northern Mesopotamia, the upper region of the Tigris-
Euphrates basin, has revealed two cycles of expansion and reduction in social complexity …

This paper employs data from selected sample survey areas in the northern Fertile Crescent
to demonstrate how initial urbanization developed along several pathways. The first, during …

Studying archaeological evidence from sites covering over 200 kilometres of the banks of
the Euphrates River, Lisa Cooper's excellent monograph explores the growth and …

Excavations and surveys carried out from the mid-1990s through 2009 at Tell Brak,
northeast Syria, have focused on reconstructing the socioeconomic complexity and physical …

The origins of urbanism are a controversial subject, with neo-evolutionary progress through
graduated stages of 'civilisation'still having significant influence despite criticism, while …

Trauma is among the most important sources of data providing information related to
systematic violence, battles and massacres among ancient populations. In this study, a mass …

The Mediterranean Context of Early Greek History p>“Drawing extensively on the latest
archaeological data from the entire Mediterranean basin, Nancy Demand offers a …

In this paper the first results describing animal exploitation at the early Aceramic Neolithic
site of Körtik Tepe, Batman, southeastern Turkey, are presented. The site is characterized by …

Macrobotanical remains in the form of grape seeds, fruits, stems, and wood provide
evidence of viticulture during the second and early first millennia BCE in Anatolia. While …